US EditionRisky rescue of US crew downed in Iran relied on dozens of aircraft and subterfuge, Trump says
The CIA used deception and specialized technology to mislead Iranian forces as rescuers deployed 155 aircraft and recovered both crew members.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump detailed a risky rescue operation involving dozens of aircraft and secret CIA technology to recover a two-man F-15E Strike Eagle crew downed deep inside Iran.
- U.S. forces rescued the pilot within hours of the crash late Thursday, but locating the injured weapons systems officer, Dude-44 Bravo, proved far more complex, requiring nearly two days of searching.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency used "exquisite technologies that no other intelligence service" possesses to locate the aviator, while Trump described monitoring a camera feed for 45 minutes before confirming, "We have him."
- Protected by an "air armada" of drones and strike aircraft, rescuers moved in on Sunday to extract the officer using three "lighter, faster aircraft" after cargo planes proved too heavy to depart.
- Trump claimed the operation relied on extensive subterfuge to mislead Iranian forces, boasting that "hundreds" of personnel were involved, despite his aides' efforts to protect military and intelligence secrets.
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The CIA was able to confirm a pilot's location from over 60 kilometers away thanks to new technology. The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used a classified technology called "Ghost Murmur" for the first time to rescue an American pilot shot down over Iran, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing The New York Post. The technology, developed by Lockheed Martin's secret Skunk Works division, is based on the principles of quantum magnetometry. The system …
NEW: U.S. Deployed Groundbreaking, Never Before Used Tech In Iran Rescue Operation
A classified sensing system called Ghost Murmur helped U.S. forces locate a downed Air Force weapons systems officer after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over southwestern Iran on April 3. The technology, which wasdeveloped under a program associated with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, uses long-range quantum magnetometry to detect the weak electromagnetic signature generated by a human heartbeat. Artificial intelligence then processes the…
RECIT - A double mission in full Iranian territory demonstrated the professionalism of American forces and, thanks to a mixture of luck and daring, prevented Donald Trump from seeing pilots fall into Iran's hands.
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